MCP Server Builder
anthropics/skills
Guides the design and implementation of Model Context Protocol servers in TypeScript or Python, from tool naming and error messages to evaluation.
A skill your agent uses when querying onchain data through Blockscout MCP.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex blockscout-mcp --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blockscout-mcp .claude/skills/blockscout-mcp && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "blockscout-mcp" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/blockscout-mcp into .claude/skills/blockscout-mcp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blockscout-mcp", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/blockscout-mcpType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex blockscout-mcp --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blockscout-mcp .agents/skills/blockscout-mcp && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "blockscout-mcp" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/blockscout-mcp into .agents/skills/blockscout-mcp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blockscout-mcp", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex blockscout-mcp --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blockscout-mcp .cursor/skills/blockscout-mcp && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "blockscout-mcp" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/blockscout-mcp into .cursor/skills/blockscout-mcp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blockscout-mcp", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git --path skills/blockscout-mcp--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex blockscout-mcp --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blockscout-mcp .gemini/skills/blockscout-mcp && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "blockscout-mcp" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/blockscout-mcp into .gemini/skills/blockscout-mcp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blockscout-mcp", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex blockscout-mcpInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blockscout-mcp .github/skills/blockscout-mcp && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "blockscout-mcp" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/blockscout-mcp into .github/skills/blockscout-mcp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blockscout-mcp", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install ccashwell/evm-cortex blockscout-mcp --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/blockscout-mcp .opencode/skills/blockscout-mcp && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "blockscout-mcp" agent skill from https://github.com/ccashwell/evm-cortex/tree/main/skills/blockscout-mcp into .opencode/skills/blockscout-mcp/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "blockscout-mcp", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
blockscout-mcpA skill your agent uses when querying onchain data through Blockscout MCP.
Blockscout MCP is an agent skill from ccashwell/evm-cortex. Use when querying onchain data through Blockscout MCP. Covers contract source retrieval, transaction analysis, address balance queries, event log queries, and token information.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Agent Workflows, covering MCP servers. It works with Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Ethereum protocol engineering squad for AI coding assistants. The licence is MIT.
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f8f3301. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
curljqFrom the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
base.blockscout.cometh.blockscout.comoptimism.blockscout.comarbitrum.blockscout.comgnosis.blockscout.comFrom URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Blockscout MCP loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 175 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
The full file from ccashwell/evm-cortex at commit f8f3301, republished under its MIT licence (© ccashwell). 175 words, ~1,449 tokens.
.claude/skills/blockscout-mcp/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).Blockscout provides a comprehensive API for querying onchain data. Through MCP (Model Context Protocol), you can access contract sources, transaction details, address information, and event logs programmatically.
Base URLs by chain:
| Chain | Blockscout URL |
|---|---|
| Ethereum | https://eth.blockscout.com/api/v2 |
| Base | https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2 |
| Optimism | https://optimism.blockscout.com/api/v2 |
| Arbitrum | https://arbitrum.blockscout.com/api/v2 |
| Gnosis | https://gnosis.blockscout.com/api/v2 |
# Get verified contract source via API
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/smart-contracts/0xContractAddress"
# Response includes:
# - source_code: full Solidity source
# - abi: contract ABI
# - compiler_version
# - optimization_enabled
# - constructor_argsUsing cast:
# Download source from Blockscout-indexed chain
cast etherscan-source 0xContractAddress \
--chain base \
-d ./downloaded-source# Get address info (balance, tx count, token balances)
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/addresses/0xAddress"
# Get token balances for an address
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/addresses/0xAddress/token-balances"
# Get address transactions
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/addresses/0xAddress/transactions"
# Get internal transactions
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/addresses/0xAddress/internal-transactions"
# Get token transfers
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/addresses/0xAddress/token-transfers"# Get transaction details
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/transactions/0xTxHash"
# Get transaction logs (events)
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/transactions/0xTxHash/logs"
# Get internal transactions for a tx
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/transactions/0xTxHash/internal-transactions"
# Get token transfers in a transaction
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/transactions/0xTxHash/token-transfers"
# Get transaction state changes
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/transactions/0xTxHash/state-changes"# Get logs by contract address
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api?module=logs&action=getLogs\
&address=0xContractAddress\
&fromBlock=0\
&toBlock=latest\
&topic0=0xddf252ad1be2c89b69c2b068fc378daa952ba7f163c4a11628f55a4df523b3ef"
# topic0 = keccak256("Transfer(address,address,uint256)")# Get token details (name, symbol, decimals, total supply)
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/tokens/0xTokenAddress"
# Get token holders
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/tokens/0xTokenAddress/holders"
# Get token transfers
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/tokens/0xTokenAddress/transfers"
# Get token instances (for NFTs)
curl "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/tokens/0xNFTAddress/instances"// Through MCP, query a contract's verified source and ABI
const contractInfo = await blockscoutMcp.getContract({
chain: 'base',
address: '0xContractAddress',
});
// Use ABI to decode transaction data
const decodedTx = await blockscoutMcp.decodeTransaction({
chain: 'base',
txHash: '0xTxHash',
abi: contractInfo.abi,
});// Fetch recent events from a contract
const logs = await blockscoutMcp.getLogs({
chain: 'base',
address: '0xContractAddress',
fromBlock: 'latest-1000',
toBlock: 'latest',
topic0: '0x...', // event signature hash
});// Full transaction breakdown
const tx = await blockscoutMcp.getTransaction({ chain: 'base', hash: '0x...' });
const logs = await blockscoutMcp.getTransactionLogs({ chain: 'base', hash: '0x...' });
const internal = await blockscoutMcp.getInternalTxs({ chain: 'base', hash: '0x...' });
const stateChanges = await blockscoutMcp.getStateChanges({ chain: 'base', hash: '0x...' });| Feature | Blockscout | Etherscan |
|---|---|---|
| Open source | Yes | No |
| V2 API | REST, well-structured | Legacy format |
| Self-hostable | Yes | No |
| Multi-chain | Unified API | Separate domains |
| Rate limits | Generous | Restrictive |
| API key required | Usually no | Yes |
| State changes | Available | Limited |
# Check if contract is verified
curl -s "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/smart-contracts/0xAddr" | jq '.is_verified'
# Get proxy implementation address
curl -s "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/smart-contracts/0xProxy" | jq '.implementations'
# Get recent transactions for a contract
curl -s "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/addresses/0xAddr/transactions?limit=10"
# Search by text
curl -s "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/search?q=MyToken"
# Get block info
curl -s "https://base.blockscout.com/api/v2/blocks/18000000"next_page_params)is_verified before trusting contract sourcestate-changes endpoint for understanding tx effects© ccashwell, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Just SKILL.md in skills/blockscout-mcp of ccashwell/evm-cortex.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f8f3301
Blockscout MCP next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blockscout MCP this skillccashwell/evm-cortex | 131 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MCP Server Builderanthropics/skills | 180k | 63 repos | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| MCP Server BuildershareAI-lab/learn-claude-code | 78k | 5 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| MCP Integration for Pluginsanthropics/claude-plugins-official | 38k | 11 repos | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| Crush Configurationcharmbracelet/crush | 29k | — | ~3.7k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Context Mode Output Sandboxmksglu/context-mode | 26k | — | ~4.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence |
anthropics/skills
Guides the design and implementation of Model Context Protocol servers in TypeScript or Python, from tool naming and error messages to evaluation.
shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code
Walks through building MCP servers in Python or TypeScript that expose tools, resources and prompts to Claude, with templates, registration and testing.
anthropics/claude-plugins-official
Explains how to bundle Model Context Protocol servers in a Claude Code plugin, covering config files, stdio, SSE, HTTP and WebSocket server types, and authentication.
charmbracelet/crush
Explains how to configure the Crush coding agent with crushrc or crush.json, covering providers, models, LSPs, MCP servers, hooks, permissions and config precedence.
mksglu/context-mode
Routes large command, file, API and browser output through context-mode tools so only the needed result enters the agent's context, instead of dumping it via Bash.
warpdotdev/warp
Migrates the compatible subset of settings and global file-based MCP servers from the Warp desktop app into Warp Agent CLI without exposing credentials or state.
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A skill your agent uses when querying onchain data through Blockscout MCP. Blockscout MCP is an agent skill from ccashwell/evm-cortex. Use when querying onchain data through Blockscout MCP.
Blockscout MCP fits situations like: querying onchain data through Blockscout MCP; tasks that involve MCP servers.
Run `npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/blockscout-mcp in ccashwell/evm-cortex) into .claude/skills/blockscout-mcp in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
Run `npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/blockscout-mcp in ccashwell/evm-cortex) into .agents/skills/blockscout-mcp in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add ccashwell/evm-cortex --skill blockscout-mcp -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/blockscout-mcp, .gemini/skills/blockscout-mcp, .github/skills/blockscout-mcp and .opencode/skills/blockscout-mcp in your project.
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Blockscout MCP needs the command-line tools its instructions call (curl and jq).
SKILL.md names 5 domains. In commands or code: base.blockscout.com, eth.blockscout.com, optimism.blockscout.com, arbitrum.blockscout.com and gnosis.blockscout.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
Blockscout MCP is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Blockscout MCP: MCP Server Builder (anthropics/skills, 180k stars), MCP Server Builder (shareAI-lab/learn-claude-code, 78k stars), MCP Integration for Plugins (anthropics/claude-plugins-official, 38k stars) and Crush Configuration (charmbracelet/crush, 29k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
ccashwell (a GitHub user) maintains it in ccashwell/evm-cortex, which has 131 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 30, 2026.
Source: ccashwell/evm-cortex on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.